The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-10-22
Literary Notices.

Maurice Thompson relates the amusing
story of his first voyage" In the October
Wide A,odke.
Mr.. French's studio, where the iamou:
Minute Man" was modelled, Is illustrated
In Margaret Sidney's paper on Concord
in the October Wide Audke, as Is also Lake
Walden, and other interesting spots.
D. Lothrop Company will shortly issue
sn interesting Life of Robert Southey with
numerous letters not before given TO the
public.
Harold Frederic's strong novel OF life In
Central New York, which has attracted SO
much attention In Scribner'S throughout
the year, will reach satisfactory conclu.
sion In the November number Of that
magazine.
The many engravings of the original
Bayreu,h scenery which will illustrate w.
F.Apthorp's article on Wagner and Scenic
Art In the November Seribners, are made
from the original designs secured for the
publishers by the Freiber Won Wollzogen.
General Francis A. Walker Of the Mas
sachusetts Institute Of Technology, will
have In the November .ScriJHer,s a notable
economic and social essay entitled, What
Shall We Tell the Working Classes"
A clever short story by George Parsons
La,hrop will be found in the November
Harpr's, with the name. "A Man and Two
Brothers," representing the social slavery
and despotism Of some phases of New
York lite.
The opening article In the November
Hdrper's will be upon one OF the charming
Meccas Of Southern California to which
invalids resort-Santa Barbara. The author,
Edwards Roberts, Is resident Of that town.
He depicts In narrative form the attractions
Of the american Nice" as he calls II. The
italian beauties of the Santa Barbara Val.
ley, and the salubrious qualities of climate,
springs and fruits, are entertainingly set
forth. The old Franciscan Mission, hoary
with century's history and replete with
curious associations, Is one Of the important
features Of the paper, and. is fully illustra.
ted, as are the.other picturesque subjects.
Charles Mackay writes to the London
academy: "A friend In New York has sent
me cutting from one Of the newspapers
OF that city, from which learn that a gen.
tleman named Johnston, who Is stated to
have been the. author of the popular song,
Baby Nine was buried few days pre-
viously at the Cemetery of Woodlawn, in
the presence Of numerous assem- blage of
sympathizlng mourners. The song entitled
Baby Mine was written by myself more
than aquarter of century ago, and hap
pened to hit the fancy of several musical
composers in the United States Zone of
whom, | suppose, was the deceased Mr..
Johnston), not one of whom asked my con-
sent to Its republication with their music"
Then Mr. Mackay proceeds to figure out
upon the basis of the 100000 circulation
the plrated editions Of his song are said to
have had in this country some one here
ought In justice to pay him a royalty of
1888 3s 4a.
The IGNORAMUsEs.-This Is the title of
new book In the press of d. Lothrop
Company. The party that voted to call
themselves by this name are as bright peo-
pie as one could wish to meet, and the sto.
ry of their travels and adventures Is de.
lightfully interesting; but that goes with.
out saying" when one knows that the author
is Mary Bradford Crowninshield, who wrote
"All Among the Lighthouses"